Good Bye San Diego I am packing to leave sunny (yes-at last) Southern California. As I pack, I remember that I had an action item from the Women In Technlogoy Luncheon. At the end of the event I met Esther Schindler, Site Editor from Ziff Davis Media and she echoed the thoughts of the panelists in that a great way to get known in the industry is to write articles. So ladies and gentleman, if you're interested in submitting , please send Esther articles: esther@bitranch.com
Wrap-up I spent yesterday working on post TechEd surveys for the track owners. I've got a long list of notes from attendees and bloggers to start planning the “cabanas” V2.0 and the breakout sessions. Here's an interesting chart that shows the growth in TechEd. It also highlights the fact that the free DVD is going to be huge. I will be working on that with a team that has already begun to finish it and let you know when it gets mailed. :)
|
Number of Breakout Sessions |
| Track |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Architecture |
20 |
NA |
NA |
| Business Productivity Solutions |
54 |
28 |
NA |
| Connected Systems |
16 |
19 |
26 |
| Data Management |
65 |
64 |
34 |
| Developer Tools and Technologies |
66 |
96 |
78 |
| E-Business |
14 |
29 |
20 |
| Management |
15 |
22 |
NA |
| Messaging |
39 |
47 |
26 |
| Microsoft Business Solutions |
22 |
NA |
NA |
| Mobile PC and Devices |
17 |
19 |
16 |
| Security |
31 |
24 |
18 |
| Windows Infrastructure Solutions |
66 |
28 |
16 |
| Planning and Deployment |
NA |
24 |
26 |
| TOTALS |
425 |
400 |
260 |
As of Friday, the top sessions by attendance were:
| Attendance |
Code |
Title |
Speaker Name |
| 1890 |
WIN330 |
Group Policy (Part 1): Best Practices and Tips and Tricks |
Mark Williams |
| 1815 |
WIN495 |
Windows Passwords: Everything You Need to Know |
Mike Danseglio; Jesper Johansson |
| 1525 |
MSG343 |
Exchange Server Sizing |
Stephen Tramack |
| 1264 |
WIN260 |
Introduction to Windows Update Services (WUS) |
Gary Henderson; Josh Vincent |
| 1254 |
WIN337 |
Best Practices in Managing Windows Platform via Script (Part 1) |
Sasha Nosov; Barry Shilmover |
| 1254 |
WIN338 |
Best Practices in Managing Windows Platform via Script (Part 2) |
Sasha Nosov; Barry Shilmover |
| 1104 |
SEC466 |
Wireless LAN Security with 802.1X, PEAP and WPA |
Steve Riley |
| 1084 |
WIN303 |
Active Directory Performance Measurement and Troubleshooting |
Nate Muggli; Mei Wang |
| 1004 |
SEC300 |
Securing Microsoft: How Microsoft Does IT |
Michael Sharp |
| 1003 |
MSG323 |
The Life of an E-mail Message: Tracking and Troubleshooting from Creation to Delivery |
Kevin Laahs; Donald Livengood |
The top 10 speakers for Tech•Ed 2004:
With the exception of Patrick Paludan-Müller, all of the top speakers are return speakers from Tech•Ed 2003 and Tech•Ed 2002.
|
Rank |
Code |
Title |
Score |
# of evals |
|
1. |
MBS341 |
Navision Developer: Build Complete Vertical Solution(s) On Top of Business Suite Patrick Paludan-Müller |
8.84 |
5 |
|
2. |
DAT349 |
Preserving SQL Server Performance through Index Maintenance Kimberly L. Tripp |
8.81 |
120 |
|
3. |
SEC285 |
Defending Against Layer 8: How to Recognize and Combat Social Engineering Steve Riley |
8.80 |
193 |
|
4. |
DAT351 |
The Clustered Index Debate Kimberly L. Tripp |
8.79 |
90 |
|
5. |
SEC466 |
Wireless LAN Security with 802.1X, PEAP and WPA Steve Riley |
8.77 |
261 |
|
6. |
DEV314 |
ASP.NET 2.0: Overview (Part 2) Scott Guthrie |
8.76 |
175 |
|
7. |
MSG308 |
Securing Access to Exchange Server from the Internet Using ISA Steve Riley |
8.76 |
211 |
|
8. |
SEC475 |
Network Threat Modeling Jesper Johansson |
8.74 |
101 |
|
9. |
WIN495 |
Windows Passwords: Everything You Need to Know Mike Danseglio; Jesper Johansson |
8.74 |
287 |
|
10. |
DEV313 |
ASP.NET 2.0: Overview (Part 1) Scott Guthrie |
8.72 |
236 |